Publications
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Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Education Tax Swap Will Not Improve Cost of Education
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposed property and sales tax swap in Pennsylvania, arguing the swap will do little to solve the real problem, spending. -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Welfare Proposal
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Proposes Welfare Reform, Titled "Wisconsin Works For Everyone" -
Roadmap for the 21st Century: Social Security and Medicare
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Roadmap paper describes how personal savings and investment accounts could entirely eliminate the unfunded liabilities of Social Security – and eventually Medicare. -
Roadmap for the 21st Century: Monetary Policy
Publication -Policy Briefs -This paper -- the fourth in the Roadmap series -- lays out how the gold standard made America great … and why it is essential to making America great again. -
Research Commentary: North Carolina Needs to Continue Reforming Welfare Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines possibilities for welfare reform in North Carolina. -
President-elect Trump’s Tax Plan
Publication -Policy Briefs -Dan Pilla – the author of 14 books and one of the nation’s leading experts on taxpayer rights and the Internal Revenue Service – unpacks the tax reform plan unveiled on the campaign trail by President-elect Donald Trump. -
Research & Commentary: State Pension Funds Should Lower Assumed Rate of Investment Return
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform and argues in favor of decreased rate-of-return assumptions for pension fund investments. -
Roadmap for the 21st Century: Introduction
Publication -Policy Briefs -The Roadmap for the 21st Century Project is a collaboration of free-market experts nationwide reflecting their views on the major public policy choices facing the nation, particularly those affecting economic growth and prosperity. -
Roadmap for the 21st Century: Budget and Tax
Publication -Policy Briefs -In other words, the economic policies adopted during the Obama years produced a sustained slower rate of economic growth that fundamentally transformed America into a nation on the path to becoming a third world country. -
Research & Commentary: Newest Exelon Bailout Bill Would Harm Electricity Consumers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Bill Would Benefit Exelon, Not Those Who Use Electric Power -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Pension Reform Could Be on the Horizon
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses pension reform in South Carolina and how states should move away from defined-benefit pension systems to defined-contribution plans. -
Research & Commentary: Ending Balance Amendment Worth a Look for Kansas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Kansas' ending balance law and argues it would force the state government to more closely monitor and limit state spending. -
Research & Commentary: Sin Taxes: An Ineffective Cure for New Mexico’s Budget Woes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses sin taxes and how they distort markets, reduce economic competitiveness, and encourage unsustainable increases in government spending while placing an excessive burden on lower-income taxpayers. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Pension Funds Need Systemic Reform, Not a Band-Aid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform proposals in Kentucky and argues the state should follow the private sector’s lead and start switching workers to defined-contribution plans. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Pension System Needs Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform proposals in South Carolina and argues the state should follow the private sector’s lead and start switching workers to defined-contribution plans. -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Needs to Adjust Its Assumptions on Pension Investments
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines state pension funds and assumed rates of return. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Costs Continue to Grow
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines state Medicaid programs, how costs are running out of control, and several proposals for reform. -
Research & Commentary: Nevada’s Need for Pension Reform Grows
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Nevada's pension system and discusses the need for reform. -
Why the United States Has Suffered the Worst Economic Recovery Since the Great Depression
Publication -Policy Briefs -Nearly nine years ago, in December 2007, the United States fell into a recession from which most Americans think it has yet to recover. -
Research & Commentary: New Mexico’s Renewable Power Mandates Are Too Costly
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A study released in July 2016 by the Rio Grande Foundation argues New Mexico’s renewable portfolio standards (RPS) – which were first enacted in 2002 and require each electric utility in the state to generate at least 15. -
Research & Commentary: Taxpayer Funded Stadiums a Bad Deal for Taxpayers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Atlanta, Las Vegas, the Twin Cities, and Arlington, Texas are recent examples of an out-of-control trend: the public funding of private sports facilities. -
Research & Commentary: Study on Fracking-Related Air Pollution in Ohio Retracted Due to Errors
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A joint study from researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Cincinnati (UC) – originally published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology in March 2015 – claimed hydraulic fracturing, also called “fracking,” -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Draft Comprehensive Study Finds Frac Sand Mining Environmentally Sound
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A draft report of a strategic analysis of the mining of industrial silica sand, also called “frac sand,” was released in June 2016 by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). -
Research & Commentary: States Testing Vehicle-Mileage Tax Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Several states – including Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire – are applying for “$2.1 million in federal money to study so-called ‘mileage-based user fees,’ which would tax drivers based on the number of highway miles they drive.